It could be so easy to believe that cannabis culture is something that has been fully claimed by the profit-driven forces of capitalism. The polished packaging that lines the shelves of dispensaries. The slick branding that populates the websites of many cannabis advocates and cannabis-centered companies. But somewhere on the streets of Harlem, Logan Grendel—artist,… Keep Reading
Legal cannabis promised legitimacy. Instead, many of the people who carried the culture through prohibition are being priced, regulated, and pushed out of the industry they helped build. I am beyond angry. A lot of us are. People who have lived this industry are not slightly disappointed. Many of us are livid because cannabis is… Keep Reading
The Wayans brothers’ new Scary Movie is leaning all the way into weed culture. There’s an official PAX vaporizer collab, a stoner parody series, a bong in the trailer, and a popcorn bucket shaped like a water pipe that the studio posted but nobody can confirm is actually for sale. The Wayans are back, and… Keep Reading
Let’s be real: cannabis culture in 2026 looks nothing like it did even a decade ago. Dispensaries are everywhere, billion-dollar brands are flooding the market, and hashtags about legalization are more common than reefer madness headlines. For many of us, lighting up feels normal. But here’s the truth: normal didn’t just happen. It was fought… Keep Reading
Social media platforms have become the new censors of cannabis culture. Josh Kesselman posts at 2am India time. Edible Dee rewrote four books. Riley Cannabichem puts on a metaphorical white coat. Here’s how the sharpest minds in cannabis content are surviving the algorithm — and what they’ve learned the hard way. Here’s a quick exercise:… Keep Reading
New York has always been a proving ground for culture. Music, fashion, street energy—it all collides here first, then ripples outward. Cannabis spent decades orbiting that world just outside the spotlight. This June, that changes. At Governors Ball in Queens, THC beverages are stepping inside the gates. No workaround, no side-eye, no hiding in the… Keep Reading
Oakland built the cannabis culture before there was a legal market. Now the city has a certification mark to prove it. The City of Oakland launched the nation’s first cannabis equity certification mark on April 20, giving consumers a way to identify businesses owned by operators who were most impacted by the War on Drugs… Keep Reading
Jimmy John’s Dream Rotation campaign doesn’t wink at cannabis culture. It hires Cheech Marin, lets him argue with a sandwich and makes Kal Penn’s ideal 4/20 a gym session and a book. The wall is down. Cheech Marin is sitting, holding a sandwich. He looks at it the way a man looks at something he… Keep Reading
Steve Marcus creates art at the intersection of cannabis culture and counterculture to take Jewish art to new heights. Jews have been a distinct tribal people for approximately 4,000 years. In that time, the Jewish people created a lot of music, visual art, and literature. Although I’ve never read much of the Bible, Google tells… Keep Reading
Hosted by Ethan Zohn, Kicking Back will follow the cannabis culture, local characters and street-level energy building around the 2026 World Cup host cities. The World Cup is coming to North America, and High Times wants the part most people miss. Not just the matches. Not just the noise inside the stadium. The real pulse… Keep Reading
